Defund the Police? or Reimagine the Police? Leaders in Law Enforcement's Perspective on the Role of Social Workers in Law Enforcement.
| Autor: | Scott, Michelle, Sabatini, Stephanie, Mama, Robin |
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SUICIDE prevention
OCCUPATIONAL roles SAFETY LEGISLATION ALCOHOLISM SUBSTANCE abuse SOCIAL workers LEADERSHIP CROSS-sectional method CHILD abuse LEADERS PUBLIC health COMMUNITY health services EXECUTIVES DOMESTIC violence FAMILY conflict CRIME victims PSYCHOSOCIAL factors AFFECTIVE disorders DESCRIPTIVE statistics CHI-squared test GOVERNMENT aid DEATH JUDGMENT sampling DATA analysis software POLICE |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (2640-8066); Mar/Apr2023, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p241-257, 17p |
| Abstrakt: | There have been calls to defund the police and redistribute funding to public safety strategies including incorporating social workers within law enforcement to address nonviolent situations. A cross-sectional survey research design was used to describe the need for a social worker embedded in law enforcement among 335 leaders in law enforcement Approximately a third of leadership believed a social worker was needed. More than 90% reported that a social worker would be helpful with calls about emotional disturbances, domestic violence, alcohol and drugs, child endangerment, family disputes, victims of crime and death survivors. Over 94% of senior leadership reported that an onsite social worker would support officers' emotional challenges, alcohol and drugs, and suicide risk. Senior supervising leadership were more likely to support having an on-site social worker than frontline leadership. Future research should assess whether including social workers as public safety alternatives could reduce unnecessary force by law enforcement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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